update to my capsule wardrobe.

I knew I couldn’t do that without actually wearing the items for a season to figure out what I gravitate toward and what I consistently pass up.

Trying out a capsule wardrobe for a season is the best way to determine what you love and what you can part with.

I’m so happy that I decided to try this, it was incredibly enlightening!

I wanted to adjust my summer wardrobe before putting it away, and move items into my fall wardrobe that I knew I’d actually wear.

UPDATE! March 2016

I’ve been playing with my capsule as winter is giving way to our six months of summer weather. I created this visual to represent what a working spring or summer capsule looks like, based on what’s in my closet (read below to see many of the actual pieces). Six bottoms, six tops, three jackets and one dress.

Of course you can have several more tops, another dress or skirt and more completer pieces (I have many but hope to phase them out), but the idea is to have…

a color palette (blue and pink/peach)

neutral basics (mine are denim, white and brown) and

prints that mix well with all the colors (for the scarf, pants and dress).

I can do shorts and a tee shirt for a casual day or the dress and blazer for a speaking gig. I can fancy up the dress for a wedding or throw the blazer on for a girls’ night. The point is, the pieces mix and match for maximum versatility.

Of the dresses and jackets (below), I wore the black sleeveless dress quite a lot and wore the gray dress once and didn’t really like it (the color doesn’t suit me and it’s short enough that it makes me fidget). I wore the denim jacket a few times. I didn’t end up wearing the black cardigan.

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I just didn’t end up wearing them, I think because every time they might have worked, I was always going to do activities that white just didn’t work for. I tend to only wear white bottoms when I will be inside, not eating, and not with my kiddos 🙂